So much exposition, so little time. Far, far too much Rachel and Kurt and yet another Oz song. I stuck with it last season but just cannot warm to it again from this.

10:11 pm September 20, 2011

Matt wrote:

Even though it wasn't great, this episode seems like a step in the right direction. Fewer songs, less relationship drama, and more character development. Glee also seems more in touch with its setting as Kurt and Rachel freak out over applying to performing arts schools.

I am disappointed though to see less of Lauren Zizes.

10:29 pm September 20, 2011

Josee wrote:

It was a much better start to the season than last year. We got some upbeat songs and storylines that might go somewhere. I loved You Can't Stop the Beat. And the Anything Goes-Anything You Can Do mashup.

I LOVED IT! it was better then i thought it was going to be! i seen the finchel kiss It's so good..
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11:15 pm September 20, 2011

GibSon wrote:

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2:05 am September 21, 2011

Rena Graham wrote:

LOVE TO SEE NEW GLEE EPISODES all over again. Everyone love Glee and see this young people sing their heart out on different genre and their own modern version. i love also the idea that they include on their cast new and talented people and not just any man boobs. LOL

7:31 am September 21, 2011

warchief25 wrote:

It was good, but they did not show Sam and I don't remember them talking about what happen to him.

9:21 am September 21, 2011

Anonymous wrote:

@warchief25
Mercedes said his dad got a job out of state when they were doing the opening interviews.

Again though... What the hell is with all the spam that's allowed to clog the comments on the blogs? Come on, get to the point of doing something about it.

9:47 am September 21, 2011

Anonymous wrote:

And once more a recap fails to address a pivotal plot point and half of another, although I will say it's better overall than most as of late.

Sue took out the first of the three pianos with a pair of bolt cutters when she was disturbed in her office by the playing of it. In that act she realized (as per the support of the teacher whom she's never bothered to learn the name of although she worked at the school for over 40 years) that if she takes a negative stance on something it will help her climb the polls as she runs for office.

In a news segment later she then expands on that, running with the campaign platform of nixing the performing arts programs in the state until all students are at or above reading level and all the while taking pock shots at Will while saying it's nothing personal... Hence the glitterbomb later in the episode as Will declared war on her as she threatened his way of living.

The plot that was completely and utterly missed was the actions of Santana. Both she and Brittany went back to the Cheerios, whereupon Sue decided she'd make her cohort (her name escapes me currently, the girl who's always been Sue's little lap dog) and Santana co-captains of the group. Both object fiercely to this, Santana telling her new peer that if she gets in her way she will destroy her. While this plays out Sue closes the door and tells Santana that she must choose between the Glee club or the Cheerios as per her plan to destroy the remaining pianos, but make it look like an accident. Her response? "I'm with Sue."

During Blaine's first song as a transplant, Santana gives a nod and half of the Cheerios join in dancing to the number, complete with dousing the piano with lighter fluid while circling around it during the end of the song. Quinn in her new persona flicks a lit cigarette onto the keys and setting ablaze the piane while the entire courtyard just stares in shock. As a result at the end of the episode, Will grows a backbone by first glitterbombing Sue, telling tonedeaf Sugar that she's denied entry into Glee, and finally by kicking Santana out of Glee until she can show the same level of commitment to the group as the rest since he knows she set the piano up to burn.

9:58 am September 21, 2011

Anonymous wrote:

One thing about this episode has really bothered me though. I figured after having gone to see the movie that they'd choose to add a character with Aspberger's Syndrome, but not like they did. Sugar was completely and utterly offensive to those with it in my opinion as one such person. They made her out to be completely uncaring of anything around her be it her singing, the reaction to the crowd as she sang, or how she talked since she was "self-diagnosed" with it and could say what she wanted without fear of consequence.

It's frustrating to somewhat look forward to how they'd add someone with it to the show, only to have them make one of the worst possible personas for it. If it continues as such there's going to be backlash from it I bet and for a show trying to promote acceptance, they did a poor job of it in this episode not due to the actions of Will but of their portrayal of Sugar in general. Such a waste, hopefully they'll add an actual character with it formally diagnosed to expand on it and turn the image around.

3:38 pm September 21, 2011

Anonymous wrote:

OMG I WANT SANTANA BACK IN GLEE CLUB SHE HAS THE BEST VOICE THERE!!!!!

11:29 pm September 21, 2011

Elliott wrote:

I liked that the girls shared vocals on We Got the Beat.

I would like to let the punk Quinn storyline run long enough for her to do a punk song. Actually she can anchor a story arc where she finds here own identity and not one defined for her by society's expectations (Prom Queen, Real Estate Agent, etc.) or by a man (dad, Finn). She's got the acting chops to carry it off if they'll write it.

4:09 pm November 5, 2011

madison wrote:

i am the ultimite glee fan and i think that the purple piano project was a great way to start off the season. i am like really sad that sam is gone though, but i 've heard that he will be returning in episode 8.
i will for sure watch all the episodes this season, 3 is my lucky number.

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